Ory is the Google policy and government relations manager for Africa. She is co-founder of Ushahidi and served as the organisation's executive director from inception until December 2010. She is also the co-founder of Mzalendo, a website that tracks the performance of Kenyan MP's.

Ory has been recognised as one of the Most Influential Women in Technology by Fast Company (2011), one of the top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy Magazine and a Huffington Post 2010 Game Changer. She is also the recipient of the Monaco Media Forum Award, and the World Economic Forum Tech Pioneers award.